Israel's military suggested on Tuesday that the United Nations ask Hamas for fuel supplies after the U.N. agency providing aid to Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip warned it would have to halt operations on Wednesday night if no fuel was delivered.

Israel’s military suggested on Tuesday that the United Nations ask Hamas for fuel supplies after the U.N. agency providing aid to Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip warned it would have to halt operations on Wednesday night if no fuel was delivered.

The agency, known as UNRWA, posted its warning on social media on Tuesday. The Israel Defense Forces reposted it and said that Hamas militants have more than 500,000 litres of fuel in tanks inside besieged Gaza.

“Ask Hamas if you can have some,” the IDF wrote.

  • Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
    52·
    1 year ago

    When Israel first encountered Islamists in Gaza in the 1970s and '80s, they seemed focused on studying the Quran, not on confrontation with Israel. The Israeli government officially recognized a precursor to Hamas called Mujama Al-Islamiya, registering the group as a charity. It allowed Mujama members to set up an Islamic university and build mosques, clubs and schools.

    Only a mistake in hindsight though

      • Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        Oh I’m not including Netanyahu’s govt in this. They definitely tried to divide and conquer with predictable results.

        • Skua@kbin.social
          41·
          1 year ago

          Mate it’s pretty fucking wild to ask when Israel funded Hamas and only then say you don’t count the actual Israeli government of most of the last 30 years

          • Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
            21·
            1 year ago

            That is when Israel ‘funded’ them. No one has supplied a source of Israel funding Hamas this century.

            There’s a difference between funding and allowing funds from Qatar and Iran to flow to Gaza

            • Skua@kbin.social
              31·
              1 year ago

              So then why not say that in the prior comment? You just said “I don’t count Netanyahu’s government” in response to an article about Netanyahu’s government

              • Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
                22·
                1 year ago

                This was the comment:

                And Israel. Israel funded Hamas in the past to weaken the peace-seeking PLO. And even now they allow foreign money to reach them. Can’t have your boogieman going broke.

                I’ve seen no source that shows direct funding of Hamas other than the precursor to Hamas that Israel allowed to build mosques and universities, in the 1980’s…

                I’m also not sure how the Israelis could have prevented Qatari money getting in

                • Skua@kbin.social
                  21·
                  1 year ago

                  Yes, I know. I have read the thread. I’m talking about your comment in which you said that you don’t count Netanyahu’s government.

                  • Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
                    11·
                    1 year ago

                    Because Netanyahu’s govt used Hamas to split the Palestinians once it became clear that a two state option was not wanted on either side.

                    That still doesn’t mean Israel funded Hamas.